TOKYO — Main League Wrestling (MLW) right this moment introduced that the MLW Girls’s World Featherweight Championship will probably be defended in Japan for the primary time in historical past as reigning champion “Huge Kaiju” Shoko Nakajima places the title on the road in opposition to rising star Kaya Toribami on the upcoming Tokyo Joshi Professional Wrestling (TJPW) occasion on June 7 at Kitazawa City Corridor.
This landmark championship bout marks the primary time an MLW girls’s title will probably be contested in Japan and underscores MLW’s rising world alliance with prime organizations equivalent to TJPW.
“Historical past will probably be made in Japan… and it will likely be superb,” mentioned MLW President Cesar Duran. “The primary-ever MLW Girls’s World Title protection on Japanese soil. Thanks, TJPW… I’m most intrigued by how this unfolds. Shoko Nakajima, make them keep in mind you.”
A celebrated determine in each Japan and MLW, Shoko Nakajima captured the MLW Girls’s World Featherweight Title April 5 in Los Angeles and now returns to her dwelling turf with the dignity of bringing the belt into a brand new period of worldwide status. Standing in her approach is the high-flying and unpredictable Kaya Toribami, certainly one of TJPW’s most dynamic younger athletes.
This protection not solely represents a milestone for MLW but in addition shines a highlight on TJPW’s function in elevating girls’s wrestling worldwide.
Roberto Villa is the CEO, Founder, Government Author, Senior Editor of FightBook MMA. Has a ardour for Fight Sports activities and likewise a podcast host for Sitting Ringside. He’s additionally a former MMA fighter and Kickboxer.
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